Category: Marines from all over the world

Iranian Revolutionary Guard receives new drones and missiles

Iranian Revolutionary Guard receives new drones and missiles

Gepostet von | 17 Aug 2023 | , , , | 0

Iranian news agencies are reporting that the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been armed with long-range drones and missiles. The Iranian state news agency IRNA reported that various types of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles with a range of 300 to 1,000 kilometres have been added to the armament of the Revolutionary Guards. This is Iran's response to announcements from the USA that armed marines could soon be protecting merchant ships in the region. See the article "US Navy: Deployments on merchant ships in high-risk areas" from 16 August 2023. Flimsy narrative Tehran regularly claims that the detained ships have violated shipping regulations. However, some ships were allowed to continue their journey,...

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Persian Gulf: US Navy on merchant ships

Persian Gulf: US Navy on merchant ships

Gepostet von | 15 Aug 2023 | , , , | 0

US Marine Corps soldiers train for a possible scenario - protecting merchant ships from Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz. Current situation The Strait of Hormuz is a vital sea lane and has an enormous impact on maritime trade around the world. Around 25 % of the world's crude oil flows through this strait, the free passage of which is threatened by Iran. Since 2021, Iran has attacked or seized, or attempted to attack, almost 20 foreign-flagged vessels in the Persian Gulf - Strait of Hormuz - Gulf of Oman area. As a result of increasing tensions with Iran...

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Romania cancels corvette order - modernises armed forces

Romania cancels corvette order - modernises armed forces

Gepostet von | 15 Aug 2023 | , | 1

On 8 August 2023, the Romanian Ministry of Defence announced the cancellation of its corvette decision made in 2019. The then successful Naval Group and the partner company had not met the deadline for signing the contract, it said. The first corvette was originally expected by 2022 and the entire programme was to be completed within seven years. Naval Group successful The French Naval Group was notified on 2 July 2019 that it had won the Romanian bidding competition for the construction of four multi-purpose corvettes and the refit of two Type 22 frigates (ex "HMS London" - "Regina Maria", ex "HMS Coventry" - "Regele Ferdinand"). This package, the cost of which...

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Hanse Sail - Festival on the Warnow

Hanse Sail - Festival on the Warnow

Gepostet von | 8 Aug 2023 | , , , | 0

German Navy with a full programme here too. From 11-13 August 2023, the gates at the Warnemünde naval base will open again for the Hanse Sail. The German Navy will be attracting visitors with a special highlight: the training sailing ship "Gorch Fock" will be there. But it will also be interesting internationally: on the one hand, the Indonesian Navy will be visiting Warnemünde with its sail training ship "Bima Suci". On the other hand, NATO's Standing Mine Defence Force 1 and the Danish home defence cutters "Lyra" and "Aldebaran" will also be guests. In addition, the corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" and the hollow-barrelled guided missile boat "Pegnitz" will be on public display. Visitors can look forward to the...

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Modern hunters for Indonesia

Modern hunters for Indonesia

Gepostet von | 7 Aug 2023 | , , , | 0

Abeking & Rasmussen delivers after just three years In 2020, the Indonesian Navy signed a contract for the construction of two minehunting vessels. The three units have now been delivered on time. The "KRI Pulau Fani - 731" and the "KRI Pulau Fanildo - 732" (construction numbers 6508 and 6509) are currently being shipped home on the dock ship "Combi Dock I" from Reedereit Harren und Partner. A & R employees will accompany the commissioning at the Indonesian Navy. When the minehunters were undergoing trials in the Baltic Sea, the Kieler Nachrichten cheered with the headline "the most modern minehunters in the world"....

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